Sad Love

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Romance and the Search for Meaning

By Carrie Jenkins

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Sad Love by Carrie Jenkins delves into the complex emotions surrounding love, especially when it intertwines with sadness. This philosophical exploration questions how love can maintain its authenticity amidst melancholy. Jenkins provides an insightful examination of how we interpret love's presence in our lives, even when faced with its more sorrowful aspects.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring the nuanced intersections of philosophy and psychology, particularly through the lens of love's more melancholic and complex facets. The author delves into themes that challenge typical romantic narratives, offering a reflective and thought-provoking look at how sadness and love coexist. If you're interested in philosophical inquiries and the psychological underpinnings that shape our emotions, this could be an enlightening read.

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As a woman with a husband and other partners, philosopher Carrie Jenkins knows that love is complicated.

Love is most often associated with happiness, satisfaction, and pleasure. But it has a darker side we ignore at our peril. Love is often an uncomfortable and difficult feeling. The people we love can let us down badly. And the ways we love are often quite different from the romantic ideals society foists upon us. Since we are inevitably disappointed by love, wouldn’t we be better off without it?

No, says Carrie Jenkins. Instead, we need a new philosophy of love, one that recognizes that the pain and suffering love causes are a natural, even a good part of what makes love worthwhile. What Jenkins calls “sad love” offers no bogus “happy ever afters”. Rather, it tries to find a way properly to integrate heartbreak and disappointment into the lived experience of love.

It’s time we liberated love.

Also available as an audiobook.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Sad Love by Carrie Jenkins is praised for its insightful deconstruction of conventional ideas about love and happiness. Reviewers appreciate Jenkins's compassionate and rigorous approach, urging readers to rethink their assumptions about relationships. The book challenges fairy tale endings and offers a thought-provoking alternative to traditional models of love, resonating with readers on a personal level.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781509539598

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 June 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Polity Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 206.0mm

Weight: 227g

Pages: 200

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Carrie Jenkins Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism

About the Author

Carrie Jenkins is an award-winning philosopher, novelist and poet. She is also Professor of Philosophy and Canada Research Chair at the University of British Columbia.